Battery pasting belt

Abstract

The present invention relates to a battery pasting belt, in particular in the form of an endless belt, having a product side and an opposing machine side and comprising a base fabric which is provided with a product side pressing layer, wherein the product side pressing layer is provided with a silicone impregnation, the impregnation extending particularly over the entire product side.

1 . A battery pasting belt ( 1 ), in particular in the form of an endless belt, having a product side (P) and an opposing machine side (M) and comprising a base fabric ( 2 ) which is provided with a product side pressing layer ( 3 ), characterized in that the product side pressing layer ( 3 ) is provided with a silicone impregnation, the impregnation extending particularly over the entire product side (P). 
     
     
         2 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the base fabric ( 2 ) is provided with a machine side pressing layer ( 4 ), whereas the machine side pressing layer ( 4 ) is particularly provided with a silicone impregnation, the impregnation extending particularly over the entire machine side (M), whereas the impregnation extends especially substantially through the entire machine side pressing layer ( 4 ). 
     
     
         3 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the thickness of the product side pressing layer ( 3 ) is lower than the thickness of the base fabric ( 2 ), the thickness of which is in particular lower than the thickness of the machine side pressing layer ( 4 ). 
     
     
         4 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the pressing layer(s) ( 3 ,  4 ) is (are) selected from nonwovens, in particular from fiber batts and/or fiber threads, whereas the pressing layers ( 3 ,  4 ) are attached to the base fabric ( 2 ) especially by needling. 
     
     
         5 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the base fabric ( 2 ) is a knitted fabric, a threaded fabric, a braided fabric, a netting, a yarn array, a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric, whereas the woven fabric is in particular woven in a plain weave. 
     
     
         6 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the base fabric ( 2 ) comprises a plurality of fabric layers, in particular  3  to  8  fabric layers, whereas the base fabric ( 2 ) is especially composed of at least one single layer fabric which is spirally wound on itself as to form the plurality of fabric layers. 
     
     
         7 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the pressing layers ( 3 ,  4 ) and/or the base fabric ( 2 ) comprise a polymeric fiber material which is in particular selected from polyesters, polyamides, polyurethanes and/or polyphenylene. 
     
     
         8 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the silicone impregnation extends substantially through the entire product side pressing layer ( 3 ). 
     
     
         9 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the silicone impregnation extends at least partly through the base fabric ( 2 ), in particular through at least one fabric layer of the base fabric ( 2 ), especially through the entire base fabric ( 2 ). 
     
     
         10 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the silicone impregnation comprises silicone polymers, silicone-fluoro-polymers and/or silane-polymers, in particular silicone elastomers and/or fluoro-silicone elastomers. 
     
     
         11 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the silicone impregnation has been provided by spray coating, roll coating, knife coating, pressure coating, extrusion coating, printing and/or dip coating. 
     
     
         12 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the outer surface of at least the product side pressing layer ( 3 ) is provided with an anti-adhesive coating ( 5 ), in particular with a PTFE-coating and/or a fluoro-elastomer coating, whereas the anti-adhesive coating ( 5 ) has especially been provided by spray coating, roll coating, knife coating, pressure coating, extrusion coating and/or printing. 
     
     
         13 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the outer surface of the product side pressing layer ( 3 ) has been pretreated before the provision of the silicone impregnation and/or the provision of the anti-adhesive coating ( 5 ), in particular with a corona or flame treatment. 
     
     
         14 . Use of a battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claims 1   1  to  13  for pasting battery electrodes, in particular lead battery plates. 
     
     
         15 . A battery electrode pasting apparatus with a battery pasting belt ( 1 ) as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         16 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the thickness of the product side pressing layer ( 3 ) is lower than the thickness of the base fabric ( 2 ), the thickness of which is in particular lower than the thickness of the machine side pressing layer ( 4 ). 
     
     
         17 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the pressing layer(s) ( 3 ,  4 ) is (are) selected from nonwovens, in particular from fiber batts and/or fiber threads, whereas the pressing layers ( 3 ,  4 ) are attached to the base fabric ( 2 ) especially by needling. 
     
     
         18 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the pressing layer(s) ( 3 ,  4 ) is (are) selected from nonwovens, in particular from fiber batts and/or fiber threads, whereas the pressing layers ( 3 ,  4 ) are attached to the base fabric ( 2 ) especially by needling. 
     
     
         19 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the base fabric ( 2 ) is a knitted fabric, a threaded fabric, a braided fabric, a netting, a yarn array, a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric, whereas the woven fabric is in particular woven in a plain weave. 
     
     
         20 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the base fabric ( 2 ) is a knitted fabric, a threaded fabric, a braided fabric, a netting, a yarn array, a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric, whereas the woven fabric is in particular woven in a plain weave. 
     
     
         21 . The battery pasting belt ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the base fabric ( 2 ) is a knitted fabric, a threaded fabric, a braided fabric, a netting, a yarn array, a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric, whereas the woven fabric is in particular woven in a plain weave.